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The incident occurred outside the international stadium in the heart of the city, where prayers were scheduled to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the end of the Muslim holy month. Addis Ababa police issued a statement saying “a riot” had been caused by a “few individuals” and led to property damage, but order had now been restored. “[The] police are calling on the community to remain calm,” it said. Stone-throwing demonstrators also smashed windows at a national museum on Meskel Square before calm was restored, reports said. The Addis Ababa official told AFP that Eid al-Fitr prayers had taken...